Jura Valley Clustering Model

“In my traveling experience, there are two most distinctive places globally where craftsmen gather to manufacture high-end consumer goods. One is the Jura Valley in Switzerland, and the other is Moutai Town.”

“The Jura Valley is in southwestern Switzerland, adjacent to France’s Provence region. Its narrow, elongated shape spans only a few kilometers in width and over ten kilometers in length, featuring a snowy mountain lake and cottages on the slopes throughout. To the eye, it appears like a completely inconspicuous Swiss village. In the early 17th century, clockmakers from cities like Zurich sought refuge here, turning this backwater into Europe’s most famous gathering place for watchmakers, forming a “lineage.” Over 90% of young people born in the Jura Valley attend watchmaking schools. The watch industry there has more than 40 types of jobs, gradually forming a manufacturing ecosystem. Today’s world-class luxury watch brands, such as Audemars Piguet, Blancpain, Breguet, and Vacheron Constantin, all have factories there, with more than half of famous watch movements produced in this region.”